Need help with new Dell Inspiron 9300

[CCityInstaller]

I just got my new Dell 9300 today, and I have been trying to change the boot order so I can boot from the dvd burner first. I went into the bios and attempted to change it the way the little message suggested, but I cannot get it to become the first boot device. The screen says to press U/D, but that doesnt work. Any help would be great.


-Josh

 

[dementedlemur]

There should be a key that lets you select a boot device. I think on my I6000 it's either f8 or f12. Then you just select the dvd drive from the list and you should be good to go.

 

[CCityInstaller]

Demented, I wish it were that easy. According to the options displayed, it says to press U/P to change the boot order. I don't know what they mean by that, I tried Page UP/Down, the - and = keys, and the arrow keys. Nothing seems to work.

 

[bearxor]

Have you tried using the U and D keys?

Also, when you reboot your computer, near the end of the post, look up in the top right of the screen, and it will say something like 'Boot Menu' and I bvelieve it's F12. If you press F12 at that point, it will bring up a menu letting you choose what you want to boot off of, this way you don't need to go into the BIOS to change it everytime.

 

[imported_Kensai]

F2 to enter the bios. Can't remember which ones to change boot order. I believe it's page up and page down.

 

[Fenuxx]

F2 to enter BIOS, then expand the "System" category, go down to "Boot Sequence", and press Enter. Use the "U" and "D" keys (not Up arrow or Down arrow, the ACTUAL U and D keys) to move devices up or down in the list. Then press "Space" to enable or disable a device. If you want your CD/DVD/CD-RW drive to be the first-boot device, then move it above the Internal HDD. That covers it, I believe. I had to go in my i9300's BIOS to see for myself .